Southern Fiscal

Lanius collaris - Pie-grièche fiscale

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Laniidés
Genus
:
Lanius
Species
:
collaris

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics

Size
: 23 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 25 à 52 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Southern Fiscal (Lanius collaris) is a species of bird in the Laniidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Lanius collaris collaris (s Namibia to s South Africa)
Lanius collaris aridicolus (sw Angola and nw Namibia)
Lanius collaris pyrrhostictus (ne Botswana, s Zimbabwe, sw Mozambique and e South Africa)
Lanius collaris subcoronatus (se Angola and c Namibia to n South Africa)
Lanius collaris marwitzi (ne, c and se Tanzania, n Malawi)

Foreign names

Pie-grièche fiscale,
Alcaudón fiscal,
picanço-fiscal-do-sul,
Fiskalwürger,
örvös gébics,
Zuidelijke Gekraagde Klauwier,
Fiscal comune,
sydlig fiskaltörnskata,
Svartryggvarsler,
strakoš postriežkar,
ťuhýk afrotropický,
Sortrygget Tornskade,
etelänkylälepinkäinen,
Fiskaallaksman,
botxí fiscal,
dzierzba białobarkowa,
Сорокопут-прокурор,
カタジロオナガモズ,
领伯劳,
南方伯勞〔領伯勞〕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Shrub Dominated Wetlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas